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Regional Football Championship Panels – Boyne Valley
Former Meath Minor football manager and Wicklow senior coach Joe Cowley and his fellow mentors have named their Boyne Valley panel ahead of the throw in of the race for the Richie Barry Cup. The Valley are the only duplicate winners of the Championship so far. The Clubs Donaghmore/Ashbourne, St Colmcille’s, Seneschalstown, Curraha, Rathkenny, Duleek-Bellewstown,…
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Carabao Cup Quarter Final Draw
The similarities between Arsenal’s elimination from the FA Cup at the hands of Wrexham in 1992 and their defenestration from the Carabao Cup earlier this week are striking. Now read on… Swap Fleetwood Town for Wrexham and thereafter the two occasions have many mutually identifying factors. Both of their conquerors wear red and white like…
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Selections for Punchestown – Oct. 29th 2026
1.05: PETTICOAT BAY (JACK CLEARY (5)/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 1.35: SAN AER – EW – (DONAGH O’CONNOR/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 2.05: NONSENSE (NATHAN CROSSE/JOHN O’DONOGHUE) 2.35: MARGOT MAE (NATHAN CROSSE/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 3.05: SALIBA (NATHAN CROSSE/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 3.35: FREE SOLO – EW – (CHRIS HAYES/PAT MURPHY) 4.05: BUTTERMERE RIDGE – EW – (PADDY HARNETT (3)/OLIVER MCKIERNAN)
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Regional Football Championship 2026 Panels – Tara
Continuing our coverage in building up to the start of the Brady’s Automotive Meath Regional Football Championship on Sunday, below are the details of the Tara amalgam put together by manager Davy Nelson and selectors Trevor Giles, Stephen O’Rourke and Rob Wall: CLUBS – Dunshaughlin/Royal Gaels, Ratoath, Skryne, Walterstown, Navan O’Mahonys, Clann Na nGael, Dunderry,…
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Regional Football Championship 2026 Panels – Moyfenragh
Ahead of the forthcoming weekend’s commencement of the 2026 Brady’s Automotive Meath Regional Football Championship, the momentum behind the event has continued to gather pace ahead of Sunday’s opening double header of fixtures with Moyfenragh manager Joey Farrelly announcing his 25-strong panel for the coming weeks. As was covered extensively in this space recently, the…
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Selections for Dundalk – Oct. 28th 2026
2.00: SONORMAN (GARY CARROLL/GER LYONS) 2.30: COASTING (ROBBIE COLGAN/DAVID MARNANE) 3.00: NEVERMIND THE RAIN (JACK CLEARY (5)/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 3.30: GOLDEN IDOL (GARY CARROLL/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.00: THE BEAR TRAP – EW – (SAM COEN (5)/ADO MCGUINNESS) 4.30: LEANNESPOUR (CHRIS HAYES/EDDIE LYNAM) 5.00: CRAYONS IN THE SKY (JACK KEARNEY/STEPHEN THORNE) 5.30: GALLO DE CIELO (ROBYN DONAGHUE-LEAHY…
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The real captain was on the sidelines not in the dugout
At the half time interval of the 25th anniversary concert of The Dubliners, Paddy Reilly brought the curtain down on the first half thus: to “The rats are deserting the ship, but thankfully the captain of the ship (Barney McKenna) is still at the wheel”. Paddy is known to be a long time Manchester United…
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Selections for Galway – Oct. 27th 2026
12.50: PETTICOAT BAY (JACK CLEARY (5)/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 1.20: SAN AER – EW – (DONOGH O’CONNOR/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 1.55: NONSENSE – EW – (ROWAN SCOTT/JOHN O’DONOGHUE) 2.25: MELCHIEZDEK – EW – (SAM COEN (5)/MIKEY FOGARTY) 2.55: SALIBA (NATHAN CROSSE/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 3.25: GOD KNOWS – EW – (PADDY MCGETTIGAN (5)/PAUL SWEENEY) 3.55: GRANVILLE STREET – EW – (REESE…
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Loathe to go into the MV category but for once there’s comfort
LEINSTER…24 MUNSTER…18 With regard to certain aspects of life, often feelings wash over the occupant of this seat, ruefully regretting not being slightly older than is actually the case. Mostly around farming and not being that bit more independent and in control of my own destiny at a time when agricultural activity and other country…
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Selections for Galway – Oct. 26th 2026
1.12: KING’S BUCKS (MIKE O’CONNOR/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 1.42: SHARKEYBOY (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.12: COOLISHAEL (DAN KING/ROSS O’SULLIVAN) 2.45: BOYCETOWN (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.20: SPORTINTHEPARK – EW – (SAM EWING/NOEL MEADE) 3.55: VISION DE MAINE – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/EMMET MULLINS) 4.32: MARBLE HILL (DECLAN LAVERY/GAVIN CROMWELL)
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